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India, Sweden explore deeper trade ties in clean energy, tech and infrastr
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa and State Secretary for Foreign Trade Hakan Jevrell to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation across key sectors.
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Norway's Minister of International Development meets Union Minister Jitend
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Asmund Grover Aukrust said they eagerly looked forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Norway. The Norwegian side has clearly expressed support for India in the wake of recent developments. The Norway Minister conveyed that there is a strong public sentiment in Norway in favour
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Pete Marocco, key figure in USAID overhaul, leaves State Department
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Pete Marocco, who played a key role in overseeing the drastic reduction of foreign aid and the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Donald Trump administration, has departed from the State Department, officials said on Monday, The New York T
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Jaishankar, Rubio discussed importance of early conclusion of bilateral tr
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Jaishankar and Rubio held a telephonic conversation and discussed several issues, including regional developments, international developments and importance of early conclusion of the bilateral trade agreement, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated on Wedn
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UAE's Foreign Minister meets Sweden's Minister for International Developme
Updated : 1 year ago IST
During the meeting, held today in Stockholm, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between the UAE and Sweden and explored opportunities for cooperation in various sectors, including economy, trade, and investment.
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US Chief Justice briefly pauses judge's order on Trump administration to r
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Trump administration said it could not feasibly begin payments on the rapid timeline set by US District Judge Amir Ali, who on Tuesday asked the State Department and US Agency for International Development (USAID) to resume funding for foreign aid contracts and grants by the end of Wedne
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Economist Sanjeev Sanyal condemns USAID's role in National Family Health S
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Sanjeev Sanyal, economist and member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, raised concerns about the influence of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on India's health system and social policies, particularly through its involvement with the National Fami
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PM Modi, US President Trump discuss strengthening bilateral partnerships a
Updated : 1 year ago IST
During the meeting, PM Modi and Trump discussed various issues, including trade, defence, technology, energy, security, and people-to-people ties. They also exchanged views on regional and international developments of mutual interest.
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BJP's Nishikant Dubey alleges USAID funded politicians, journalists to "ba
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Recently, US President Donald Trump criticised the US Agency for International Development (USAID), claiming that the agency's handling of funds is "fraudulently and unexplainable" and said that the agency should "close down."
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt slams USAID for "wasteful spen
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt on Monday criticised the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and pointed out projects like USD 1.5 million for Diversity, equity and inclusion programmes (DEI) in Serbia, a transgender opera in Colombia, and a DEI musical in Ireland
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Trump appoints Rubio as acting director of USAID after humanitarian agency
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
US president Donald Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.
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US Agency for International Development, ISA sign MoU to advance grid inte
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
This partnership aims to expand the use of renewable energy, strengthen energy interconnections across regions, and support the development of a unified grid to facilitate the large-scale transfer of clean power, the statement added.
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